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Show War Bulletins RUSSIANS TAKE MANY AUSTRIAN PRISONERS ST PETZESBTOG via London, 3 05 p m Aus I efdayn "Jg? staff announces that the Fusslan troops today dislodged a large WaVuie trlan troops from the intrenched village of Zolotche m Austrian Gallcia w tne southwest of Badziviloff w the Russian province .of Vl&3raia. I53 sabered a section of the Fifteenth Austrian tofantry while the Tmrteenui aus trian lancers and the Thirty third Austrian landwehr d n ali "hastily evac The Austrian troops, who had previously occupied dziviloff hastily evat uated the place after the Eussian success on Austrian temtory Russian No other serious engagements have been reported from the Austro Russian "telegram received here today from VUna says six carloads of German prisoners passed through that city this morning on their way tosJl of Eulsia FourTounded German officers were taken to the Vilna hospital. GERMANS LOSE 31,000 AT LIEGE LONDON Aug 11 lOoOa m -A news dispatch from Belay J officially announced there that the German loss in Belgium in the recent hgnung was 2000 dead 20 000 wounded and 9700 prisoners GOEBEN MAY HAVE BEEN CAPTURED EOME Aug 11 10 30 a m ay of Indon -There is anontoed rumor that British and French warships have captured the German uiser Goeben. On the other hand correspondents at AUiens report that the eoeDen and her s ster cruisr the Breslau, were sighted this morning "Wding oapa Matapan the southern extremity of the Morea Greece at full speed DUTCH PROCLAIM STATE OF WAR THE HAGUE Netherlands via London Aug 11 -A royal def P??h lished in the Official Gazette here today proclaimed a state of war in toe Butcn provinces of Limburg North Brabant Zeeland and some parts of Geldenana south of tl e river Waal ENGLAND MOBILIZES 600,000 LONDON Aim 11 According to today s Times England is now well on !wlth Ter mobU&atio sx6 Thai between 500 000 and 600 000 men under arms not counting tbe national reserve , . , . ..iiu, I We should therefore, view the situation with comparative equardmity says the Times, and not be turned from any masculine resolve by the threat of an assault by the German navy ! CAPTURE BIG WIRELESS STATION LONDON Aug 11 2 20 a m With the British capture of Togoland, the German colonial possession in western Africa one of the largest wireless sta t ons to the world was acquired The plant has a radius of communication f 3000 miles GERMANS OCCUPY TONGRES LONDON Aug 11 8 05 a m The Pans correspondent of the Exchange Telegranh company says that a dispatch from Maastricht the Netherlands announces that the Germans occupied Tongres a town ten miles north of Liege The place has been abandoned by the Belgians German engineers are engaged! in constructing a second bridge across the river FRENCH WIN TOWARD METZ PARIS Aug 11, via London 10 a m It is officially announced tha-ttha French troops arouncf Spincourt, in the department of Meuse forced the German cavalry to retreat, although the latter were supported by artillery ,,., The unloading of troops from trains continues in the region of Geroistem but the principal landings occurred earlier in the rear of Metz and Thionyille. French aviators are constantly flying over the zones where the German troops are disposed without paying the slightest attention to the bursting sheus of the enemy The official communication concludes with the statement that the work of fortifying Luxemburg and South Metz 1 as been completed by ther Germans ! GERMANS CHECKED AT MULHAUSEN PARIS via London, Aug 11 9 p m Accord ng to late advices i the Ger mai s made a determined attempt to take the positions occ pied by the rencu outside Muhlhausen but failed The -Germans did not re enter the town RUSSIAN VICTORIES REPORTED LONDON Aug 11 A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Pans says that the correspondent learns from a reliable source that the Russians have gained important victories over the Austnans capturing many prisoners and war material The scenes of the battles are not disclosed LONDON Aug 11 8 40 a m A dispatch from Brussels to the Tunes says that it is rumored there that the Germans are massing large forces on the Dutcu frontier Replying to questions the Dutch minister to Belgium declared than whatever happened Holland would maintain her neutrality unswervingly WIRELESS HEARS KAISER IS SHOT (By International News Service ) NEW YORK, Aug 11 A wireless message was picked up tonight that the kaiser had been shot m the right thigh at Aix la-Chapelle The message said the wound was not serious but would require the emperor to remain in bed for a week or ten days It gave no further details FATAL PANIC IN CHURCH BRUSSELS (via London) Aug 12 12 55 a m According to an official statement here the sit ation at the seat of war was unchanged tonight The people report that dunng mass for soldiers serving at the front held in St Antoine s church at La Louviere a suburb of Charleroi a small fire caused a panic m which fourteen women and girls were killed and more than fifty injured. RUSSIANS TO MOBILIZE BY AUGUST 21 COPENHAGEN (via London) Aug 12 loO m The Russian mob illzation will be completed about August 21 RUSSIAN FLEET SCOURS SEA LONDON Aug 12 2 55 a m A St Petersburg dispatch to the Post savs the Russian fleet is act vely scouring the Baltic sea. Twenty captured merchant vessels have been taken to Cronstadt and their crews will be re moved to the interior as prisoners of war JAPANESE TROOPS EMBARK SHANGHAI, China Aug 11 The captain of a Japanese vessel which arrived here today reported that 45 000 Japanese soldiers had embarked on transports and were await ng orders He said he believed the r dstmation was Tsmgtau th German possession in China A French cruiser was sighted today accompanied by two German mer chant vessels which she had captured as prizes of war Japanese shipping interests have made compla nts of the disturbance of trade caused by the operations of the German fleet Riots are reported among Chinese residents in Hongkong owing to the high prices of food and the dangers of famine |